While it may not involve the model onslaught that the Cannes International Film Festival frequently elicits (blame it on its proximity to the start of New York Fashion Week), the Venice International Film Festival still gets its fair share of runway beauties gracing the red carpet. And this year was no exception, especially since a film chronicling the life and career of Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue, premiered, luring out some of fashion’s finest. The stars also delivered some high-wattage style moments with Emma Stone, Dakota Fanning and Amy Adams quite literally shining bright over in Italy. Much to our continued dismay, the sheer trend proved it still has legs and most of the fellas kept things pretty conventional in variations of the traditional tux. A couple relative red carpet newbies managed to turn heads over in Venice, too. On the off chance you didn’t have a front row seat for the festival’s various red carpets, we went ahead and compiled all the fashion highlights from this year’s edition in the slideshow above. Prego.

​As passionate about feminism as she is about fashion, Morgan C. Schimminger spends much of her time writing and editing pieces on everything from celebrity style to the fight to keep funding for Planned Parenthood. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley and a master’s degree in publishing from Rosemont College. Morgan has contributed to a variety of publications, including StyleBakery, Uptown, metro.pop and Sister 2 Sister. Every week for theFashionSpot, she profiles the Top 10 Best Dressed Celebs and provides a daily dose of stylish stars via Look of the Day.